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Noun: spare tire  spehr tI(-u)r
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: spare tyre)
  1. Excess fat around the waistline
    - love handle, spare tyre [Brit]

Derived forms: spare tires

Type of: adipose tissue, fat, fatty tissue

Part of: body, torso, trunk

Encyclopedia: Spare tire